Putting the supply chain at the heart of your fitness strategy

Today, most companies operate with global supply chains, driven by the need to grow market share and to reduce the cost base. As a board level agenda, organisations are forced in their supply chains to deliver cost, service and cash flow improvement as well as differentiation and to cope with complexity and risk by innovatively managing resources and assets.

PA Consulting Group combines actionable solutions with hands-on experience to help supply chain professionals address these issues:

• Risk management - mitigating supply risk is a critical task for the Chief Procurement Officer as the PA survey "Manage risk to secure safer supply" confirms. PA enables organisations for risk management controlling supply chains, for example by supply chain modelling and price forecasting tools

• Customer-driven supply - companies are delivering major benefits from redesigning the supply chain from the customer backwards, an approach turning supply chain into a competitive edge rather than a cost. For example, PA reshaped the customer service strategy of British American Tobacco

• Supermodelling - in an increasingly uncertain and complex environment, simulation techniques have been proven to deliver smarter and quicker decisions for real benefits to the supply chain. PA reorganised the global factory footprint of a fast moving consumer goods manufacturer

• Global networks - creating supply chains for today's globally shared businesses by planning globally, executing regionally and adapting locally. PA helps consumer goods and engineering clients establish global centres of excellence and regional hubs within its supply chain network

• Integrated planning - managing cash flow effectively is becoming a critical capability, synchronising demand and supply is key, with sales and operations planning (S&OP) taking a central role. For example, PA recently helped MAN Diesel achieving a more responsive supply chain.

With strong expertise in key supply chain services PA helps organisations and companies from life sciences and healthcare through to manufacturing, consumer goods and the public sector transform their supply chains. PA's experts provide their insights in the recent magazine 'Supply chain compass'.

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